Created by

Jackson, Mary A., American, born 1945

Date

2016

Medium

sweetgrass, pine needles, palmetto fronds, bulrush

Dimensions

H x W x D: 18 11/16 × 16 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (47.5 × 43 × 40.5 cm)

Description

A coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The round, shallow basket has a flat bottom and a tall central handle. The sides of the basket angle sharply so that the middle of the body is the widest part of the basket. The lip of the basket slopes inward towards the center, creating a round, narrow opening at the top. Just below the lip, two coils rise up from the front and back of the body and are sewn together in a tall arch across the top of the basket to form the handle. The body is sewn with darker-colored pine needles to contrast with the lighter-colored top, lip, and handle.

Place made

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Visual Arts

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Type

baskets

Topic

American South

Art

Communities

Craftsmanship

Design

Domestic life

Folklife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juliette Bethea in memory of Flora Wilson Bethea

Object number

2017.82.12

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5187cd3d0-a5fe-47c1-bb65-d6c0a62785b9